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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1967
Page
1
Former President Harry S Truman and wife Bess watched a Fourth of July parade at their Independence home. More than 1,500 gathered at the Truman Library for the 10th anniversary of its opening, with Truman sending his good wishes.
Michigan Governor George W. Romney arrives for a four day stay at a friend's summer estate in Mirror Lake New Hampshire to plan golf with host J Willard Marriott and hold talks with area Republicans. Elsewhere a young woman in Los Angeles drenches herself in gasoline and injures herself severely, identified as Nancy L. Moore. A Markham policeman discovers his wife's death after a motorcycle collision and a fleeing driver. In Long Beach a crowd at the park witnesses a hippie giving a police officer a marigold amid cheers from 3000 attendees.
Today Soviets suffer a setback as the U N General Assembly fails to agree on a solution for the postwar Middle East. Other items note new unidentified flying objects spotted in Mason County and a county woman’s fatal Route 4 crash. ATUENS Construction at five year low.
Heavy communist rocket and artillery fire hit U S Marine outposts near the demilitarized zone as four days of ground fighting continued. Official counts show 106 Marines killed, 321 wounded, 6 missing in four days, with 168 North Vietnamese reported killed though higher tolls are suspected.
U S engineers study underground nuclear explosions to blast a new sea level canal across Central America. An Atomic Energy Commission source said 10 million tons of TNT would be 50 times larger than any U S underground test. The effort centers on possible canal construction amid new Panama agreements on treaties for a sea level canal and canal operations.
GM announces it will oppose guaranteed annual income sought by UAW President Walter Reuther five days before contract talks. The company releases a 12 page booklet outlining current income guarantees for GM workers and questions the feasibility of guaranteeing pay without a guaranteed market. Reuther says the UAW will accept no contract without a guaranteed income provision.
At the United Nations the 122 member assembly sought a face saving draft after rival demands for Israel withdrawal failed. Delegates hoped a recessed session could win a two thirds majority for a vaguely worded plan while major votes on Israel’s actions from Egypt Syria and Jordan showed sharp divisions. The failure to condemn or force a pullback drew Soviet criticism and highlighted tensions between East and West amid fighting reports from the Sinai.
The four day Independence Day period saw 37 deaths in Ohio, part of a national rise in traffic fatalities over the holiday. The total toll nationwide neared prior predictions but fell short of a 700 to 800 range. Highway safety officials worked extra shifts as millions traveled, with past holidays already showing higher counts.
In Kisangani, two unidentified planes landed a group of foreign commandos at the airport. Mobutu announced the arrival amid tense conditions in eastern Congo. A Congo radio report claimed 200 Belgian mercenaries were ready to fly to free Moise Tshombe from Algiers, though Mobutu did not link the events.
The Associated Press reports Fourth of July disturbances at Middle Bass Island near Put-In-Bay and Russells Point in Logan County. About 50 college-age revelers clashed with police, 17 arrested for disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace. A wine bottle caused a severe eye injury to Richard Speier of Cleveland amid broken glass and cuts. Police used tear gas as a preventive measure at Russells Point after a late-closer dance hall.
Cincinnati avoided major racial violence during the Fourth of July night though sporadic trouble calls and rock throwing occurred. Fire crews logged 43 runs with 18 false alarms, mainly in Avondale where earlier clashes had flared. Eight arrested Tuesday plus eight the night before face disorderly conduct charges. The Sash & Door Co plant in Avondale burned, with damage pegged at 1 million. National Guard had been deployed in June after earlier riots.
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